"Amphiregulin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An autocrine growth factor and mitogen for a broad range of target cells including EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS and immune cells. It occurs as a membrane-bound protein that can be cleaved to release an active secreted form.
| Descriptor ID |
D066258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.382.249 D12.776.467.382.249 D12.776.543.029 D23.529.382.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Amphiregulin- Amphiregulin
- Schwannoma-derived Growth Factor
- Schwannoma derived Growth Factor
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